The Prosecutor v. Paul Bisengimana

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The Prosecutor v. Paul Bisengimana

Case number ICTR-00-60
Case Name "Bisengimana"
Status Closed · Sentence Served

Context

Paul Bisengimana was appointed Bourgmestre of Gikoro commune, Kigali-Rural prefecture by the President of Rwanda on 27th May 1981 and remained in that position until the fall of Gikoro Commune to the Rwanda Patriotic Front between 19th and 21'' April 1994.

Pre-Trial

Initial Indictment 10 July 2000
Amended Indictment(s) 31 October 2005
28 November 2005
Crimes Charged
Genocide
Genocide  · art. 2(3)(a) ICTRS
Complicity in genocide  · art. 2(3)(e) ICTRS
Crimes against humanity
Crime against humanity of murder · art. 3(a) ICTRS
Crime against humanity of extermination · art. 3(b) ICTRS
Crime against humanity of rape · art. 3(g) ICTRS
Arrest and Transfer 4 December 2001 · Arrested in Mali · Transferred to ICTR 11 march 2002
Initial Appearance 18 March 2002 · Plea: Not Guilty
Guilty Plea 7 December 2005 · Crimes against humanity of murder and extermination

Trial

Trial Chamber Trial Chamber II · Judges: Judge Arlette Ramaroson (Presiding), Judge William H. Sekule, Judge Solomy Balungi Bossa
Trial Judgment 13 April 2006
Crimes at Guilty Plea
Crimes against humanity
Crime against humanity of extermination · art. 3(b) ICTRS
Sentencing Judgment 15 years of imprisonment

Key Documents

Amended Indictment Amended Indictment (2005)
Trial Judgment Trial Judgment (2006)
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